LESS FINGER POINTING AND MORE ACTION ON BUDGET NEEDED FROM SNP - SMITH
August 3, 2010 12:00 AM
North East Fife's MSP and Convener of the Scottish Parliament's Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Iain Smith has called on the Scottish Government to end the "tiresome finger pointing at Westminster" and take the task of reducing the Scottish budget seriously.
Speaking after the publication of a report by Scotland's Independent Budget Review Panel, Iain Smith MSP said:
"It is clear from the report's recommendations that it is high time for the SNP to start acting like a responsible government and look seriously at ways of reducing the Scottish budget rather than their tiresome finger pointing at Westminster.
"The Independent Budget Review highlighted a number of areas for action such as NHS bonuses, the cutting of quangos and the funding arrangement of Scottish Water where Liberal Democrats have been unequivocal in opposition to the status quo.
"In the current economic climate and with far less public money available it is time for all parties to put forward serious proposals, as we have been doing, to address this shortfall. The SNP's silence is no longer an option."
ENDS
Your can find the report at the following link:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/IndependentBudgetReview/Resources/final-report/
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